Human germline genome editing is increasingly being seen as acceptable provided certain conditions are satisfied. Accordingly, genetic modifications would take place on eggs or sperm (or their precursor cells) as well as very early embryos for the purpose of bringing children into existence with or without particular genetic traits. In this context, a number of already discussed and separate arguments, such as the (1) synecdoche, (2) non-identity (3) inherent equality and (4) expressivist arguments, can be brought together in the new context of examining, from an ethical perspective, some of the possible consequences of such germline genome editing. In so doing, it becomes clear that these novel procedures are incompatible with the concept of equality in value and in worth of all human beings in a genuinely inclusive society. Such equality is expressed in Article 1 of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights which states that: ‘All human beings are born … equal in dignity and rights.’

如果满足某些条件，人类生殖系基因组编辑越来越被认为是可以接受的。因此，将在卵子或精子（或其前体细胞）以及非常早期的胚胎上进行基因改造，目的是使儿童出生时具有或不具有特定的遗传特征。在这种情况下，许多已经讨论过的独立论点，例如 (1) 比喻、(2) 非同一性 (3) 内在平等和 (4) 表现主义论点，可以在新的审查语境中汇集在一起​​，从伦理的角度来看，这种生殖系基因组编辑的一些可能后果。这样做很明显，这些新程序与真正包容的社会中所有人的价值和价值平等的概念不相容。《世界人权宣言》指出：“人人生而……在尊严和权利上一律平等。”